Study Guide to Accompany Maternal-Child Nursing

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This study guide offers the student a variety of exercises to enhance their learning experience. It includes matching, true/false, and short answer questions as well as critical thinking exercises to further test their decision making skills. the review questions have also been revised to mirror the most recent NCLEX®-RN Examination format. Learning exercises, such as matching, short-answer, fill-in-the-blank, and true-or-false, test students knowledge of the material in each chapter. Critical Thinking case studies help students apply theoretical knowledge to real-world situations. Suggested Learning Activities for community and clinic settings are designed to enhance understanding of the subject. NCLEX® examination-style review questions conclude each chapter. Answers to the learning exercises and NCLEX® examination-style review questions are located at the back of the book.

Part I: INTRODUCTION TO MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH NURSING

Foundations of Maternity and Pediatric Nursing

1

(4)

The Nurse's Role in Maternity and Pediatric Nursing

5

(4)

The Child-bearing and Child-Rearing Family

9

(5)

Health Promotion for the Developing Child

14

(8)

Health Promotion for the Infant

22

(5)

Health Promotion During Early Childhood

27

(5)

Health Promotion for the School-Age Child

32

(4)

Health Promotion for the Adolescent

36

(4)

Hereditary and Environmental Influences on Childbearing

40

(4)

Part II: MATERNITY NURSING CARE

Management of Fertility and Infertility

44

(9)

Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology

53

(4)

Conception and Prenatal Development

57

(6)

Physiologic Adaptation to Pregnancy

63

(9)

Psychosocial Adaptations to Pregnancy

72

(6)

Nutrition for Childbearing

78

(7)

Prenatal Diagnostic Tests

85

(5)

Giving Birth

90

(10)

Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring

100

(5)

Pain Management for Childbirth

105

(4)

Nursing Care during Obstetric Procedures

109

(5)

Postpartum Adaptations

114

(9)

The Normal Newborn: Adaptation and Assessment

123

(12)

The Normal Newborn: Nursing Care

135

(6)

Newborn Feeding

141

(6)

The Childbearing Family with Special Needs

147

(5)

The Pregnant Woman with Complications

152

(12)

The Woman with an Intrapartum Complication

164

(7)

The Woman with a Postpartum Complication

171

(5)

The High-Risk Newborn: Problems Related to Gestational Age and Development